And they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand beganto speakwith othertongues,as the Spiritwas givingthem utterance.
"The Spiritof the LORDspokeby me, And His wordwas on my tongue.
Indeed,He will speakto thispeopleThrough stammeringlipsand a foreigntongue,
"As for Me, thisis My covenantwith them," saysthe LORD:"My Spiritwhichis upon you, and My wordswhichI have putin your mouthshall not departfrom your mouth,norfrom the mouthof your offspring,norfrom the mouthof your offspring'soffspring,"saysthe LORD,"from nowand forever."
But I am fullof the wrathof the LORD;I am wearywith holding[it] in. "Pour[it] out on the childrenin the streetAnd on the gatheringof youngmentogether;For bothhusbandand wifeshall be taken,The agedand the veryold.
"Goto the exiles,to the sonsof your people,and speakto them and tellthem, whetherthey listenornot, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD.'"
On the otherhandI am filledwith power--With the Spiritof the LORD--And with justiceand courageTo makeknownto Jacobhis rebelliousact,Even to Israelhis sin.
"But whenthey handyou over, do not worryabout howorwhatyou are to say;for it will be givenyou in that hourwhatyou are to say.
"Thesesignswill accompanythosewho have believed:in My namethey will castout demons,they will speakwith newtongues;
"For he will be greatin the sightof the Lord;and he will drinknowineorliquor,and he will be filledwith the HolySpiritwhile yetin his mother'swomb.
WhenElizabethheardMary'sgreeting,the babyleapedin her womb;and Elizabethwas filledwith the HolySpirit.
And his fatherZachariaswas filledwith the HolySpirit,and prophesied,saying:
for the HolySpiritwill teachyou in that veryhourwhatyou oughtto say."
for I will giveyou utteranceand wisdomwhichnoneof your opponentswill be ableto resistorrefute.
Jesus,fullof the HolySpirit,returnedfrom the Jordanand was ledaround by the Spiritin the wilderness
"But the Helper,the HolySpirit,whomthe Fatherwill sendin My name,He will teachyou allthings,and bring to your remembranceallthat I saidto you.
And when He had saidthis,He breathedon them and saidto them, "Receivethe HolySpirit.
for Johnbaptizedwith water,but you will be baptizedwith the HolySpiritnot manydaysfrom now."
but you will receivepowerwhen the HolySpirithas comeupon you; and you shall be My witnessesbothin Jerusalem,and in allJudeaand Samaria,and evento the remotest partof the earth."
For they were hearingthem speakingwith tonguesand exaltingGod.ThenPeteranswered,
"Surely noonecanrefusethe waterfor theseto be baptizedwhohave receivedthe HolySpiritjustas we [did], can he?"
"And as I beganto speak,the HolySpiritfellupon them justas [He did] upon us at the beginning.
for he was a goodman,and fullof the HolySpiritand of faith.And considerablenumberswere broughtto the Lord.
And the discipleswere continually filledwith joyand with the HolySpirit.
But Saul,whowas also[known as] Paul,filledwith the HolySpirit,fixed his gazeon him,
"And God,who knows the heart,testifiedto them givingthem the HolySpirit,justas He alsodid to us;
And when Paulhad laidhis handsupon them, the HolySpiritcameon them, and they [began] speakingwith tonguesand prophesying.
Cretansand Arabs--we hearthem in our [own] tonguesspeakingof the mighty deedsof God."
And there appearedto them tonguesas of firedistributingthemselves, and they restedon eachoneof them.
And when they had prayed,the placewherethey had gathered togetherwas shaken,and they were allfilledwith the HolySpiritand [began] to speakthe wordof Godwith boldness.
ThenPeter,filledwith the HolySpirit,saidto them, "Rulersand eldersof the people,
"Therefore,brethren,selectfrom amongyou sevenmenof good reputation,fullof the Spiritand of wisdom,whomwe may put in chargeof thistask.
The statementfound approvalwith the wholecongregation;and they choseStephen,a manfullof faithand of the HolySpirit,and Philip,Prochorus,Nicanor,Timon,Parmenasand Nicolas,a proselytefrom Antioch.
And Stephen,fullof graceand power,was performinggreatwondersand signsamongthe people.
But beingfullof the HolySpirit,he gazed intentlyinto heavenand sawthe gloryof God,and Jesusstandingat the right handof God;
Thenthey [began] layingtheir handson them, and they were receivingthe HolySpirit.
SoAnaniasdepartedand enteredthe house,and after layinghis handson him said,"BrotherSaul,the LordJesus,who appearedto you on the roadby whichyou were coming,has sentme sothat you may regain your sightand be filledwith the HolySpirit."
Nowmay the Godof hopefillyou with alljoyand peacein believing,sothat you will aboundin hopeby the powerof the HolySpirit.
and to anotherthe effectingof miracles,and to anotherprophecy,and to anotherthe distinguishingof spirits,to another[various] kindsof tongues,and to anotherthe interpretationof tongues.
IfI speakwith the tonguesof menand of angels,but do not havelove,I have becomea noisygongora clangingcymbal.
Loveneverfails;but if[there are gifts of] prophecy,they will be doneaway;if[there are] tongues,they will cease;if[there is] knowledge,it will be done away.
I thankGod,I speakin tonguesmorethan you all;
NowI wishthat you allspokein tongues,but [even] morethat you would prophesy;and greateris one who prophesiesthanone who speaksin tongues,unlesshe interprets,sothat the churchmay receiveedifying.
and to knowthe loveof Christwhich surpassesknowledge,that you may be filledup to allthe fullnessof God.
And do not get drunkwith wine,for that is dissipation,but be filledwith the Spirit,
With allprayerand petitionprayat alltimesin the Spirit,and with thisin view,be on the alertwith allperseveranceand petitionfor allthe saints,
It was revealedto them that they were not servingthemselves,but you, in these thingswhichnowhave been announcedto you throughthosewho preached the gospelto you by the HolySpiritsentfrom heaven--things into whichangelslongto look.
for noprophecywas evermadeby an act of humanwill,but menmovedby the HolySpiritspokefrom God.
Then Elisaidto her, "Howlongwill you makeyourself drunk?Putawayyour winefrom you."
When they cameto the hillthere,behold,a groupof prophetsmethim; and the Spiritof Godcameupon him mightily,so that he prophesiedamongthem.
